Chapter 2How does the use of technology differ think about when they where made was the technology new then?

The differences in technology and style between the three films are down to its difference in technological equipment through time. For example in the girl chewing gum we can see that the film is in black and white using a man narrating as a voice over, which is down to it being filmed in the late seventies. But the difference between this and a film like telling lies (2001) filmed in colour which uses animated text is down to what was available and what would be affective. Another thing to consider is that the styles are very similar between the two. I think this is because the audio on both films are using different ways of using voices. If I was to add the film 1001 nights we can see one of the major differences between the three films. The film the girl chewing gum uses a non-diegetic voice track because as we progress through the film it becomes clear that the soundtrack has bee added after the actual recording. Now take Telling lies which I suppose we can take as diegetic or non-diegetic. This is because we can almost guarantee that the recording takes place but after that it gets problematic. The problems are that there is no visual reference to the actual voices or the text which means that video can be taken as a non-diegetic or diegetic piece. Also that the telephone noises could be done during the recording or added afterwards. The last film 1001 nights I can say is certainly diegetic. It is diegetic because the actors on screen are a visual reference to the voices and we can see it is them speaking at that time.
The post production is also important to establish the difference in technology. In The girl chewing gum the producer might not be able to edit all the clips but he can add into the film a voiceover but in the film telling lies which is a modern production, with the help of computers with editing software they makers of the film where able to add text and extra graphics to the film. They also have the capability to add in extra sounds like a telephone to the background.

This is also the case of the film 1001 nights. Although the film shows all five women at the same time. It could be possible that the film was shot five times and then they put them into one joint film. They too had the technology to black out the background and add in the occasional sound.